| Don Hoak | ||
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| Third Baseman | ||
| Born: February 5, 1928 Roulette Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Died: October 9, 1969 (aged 41) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 18, 1954 for the Brooklyn Dodgers |
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| Final game | ||
| May 12, 1964 for the Philadelphia Phillies |
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| AVG | . A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roulette Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 265 | |
| HR | 89 | |
| RBI | 498 | |
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Donald Albert (Don) Hoak (born February 5, 1928 in Roulette, Pennsylvania - died October 9, 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball player. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 Don Larsen, MVP The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Milwaukee Braves over New York Yankees (4-3 Lew Burdette, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4-3 Bob Turley, MVP The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roulette Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicknamed "Tiger," Hoak was a third baseman who played ten season in the Majors with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1954-1955), Chicago Cubs (1956), Cincinnati Redlegs (1957-1958), Pittsburgh Pirates (1959-1962) and Philadelphia Phillies (1963-1964). A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He played 1263 games and compiled a . 265 batting average with 89 home runs and 498 runs batted in. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively
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Early career
As a youngster, Hoak was a professional boxer, but traded in his boxing gloves for baseball gloves after losing seven straight knockouts. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, He broke into the Major Leagues in 1954 after a stint in the United States Marines and also having played one season in Cuba. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la [1] During his two seasons with the Dodgers, he shared third base duties with Jackie Robinson and Billy Cox. Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1955, his Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series to win their only championship in Brooklyn. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in 7 games to capture their first championship Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Hoak played third base in place of Robinson in the seventh and deciding game of that Series—the only World Series game Robinson did not play in during his career.
After the season Hoak was traded to the Chicago Cubs. The 1956 season was a disaster for Hoak: he batted only . Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 215 with 5 home runs and 37 RBIs. He also set a National League record by striking out six times in one game, a 17-inning marathon on May 2 won by the visiting New York Giants. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division.
The trade to Chicago was difficult for Hoak to accept. He had very few, if any, kind words for the Cubs and their organization. He even hated owner Philip Wrigley. Philip Knight Wrigley ( December 5 1894 - April 12 1977) sometimes also called P At the end of the season he was traded again, this time to the Cincinnati Redlegs.
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
In 1957 Hoak improved his batting average to . Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) 293, after leading the league well into May at over . 400, and set career highs in home runs (19) and RBIs (89). In a game against the Milwaukee Braves on April 21, Hoak was involved in a controversial play that would lead to a change in the rules. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) He was on second base and teammate Gus Bell on first when Wally Post hit a ground ball to short. David Russell "Gus" Bell Jr ( November 15 1928 - May 7 1995) was an American center and Right fielder Walter Charles Post ( July 9, 1929 - January 6, 1982) was a Right fielder in Major League Baseball. Hoak broke up a potential double play by fielding the ball himself and flipping it to Milwaukee shortstop Johnny Logan. This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness. John Logan Jr (born March 23, 1927 in Endicott, New York) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball. Hoak was called out for interference, but Post was given a single on the play. The day before, Johnny Temple let Bell’s ground ball hit him with the same result, Temple being called out for interference and Bell being awarded a single. John Ellis Temple ( August 8, 1927 – January 9, 1994) was a Major League Baseball Second baseman who played for the The two incidents prompted league presidents Warren Giles and Will Harridge to jointly announce a rule change that declared both the runner and batter out if the runner intentionally interfered with a batted ball, with no runners allowed to advance. Warren Crandall Giles ( 28 May, 1896 - 7 February, 1979) was a National League executive in Major League Baseball. William Harridge ( October 16, 1883 - April 9, 1971) was an American executive in Professional baseball whose most significant (The rule still exists that a runner is out if a batted ball touches him in fair territory before it touches a fielder, and when that happens, the batter gets a single and no runner advances unless forced. )
1957 would also mark Hoak's only All-Star appearance, but it would also be mired in controversy—though not of Hoak's doing. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League At the time, as they do now, fans had the right to vote for the starters (minus the starting pitchers). As a result, a ballot stuffing campaign by Redlegs fans resulted in Hoak, Post, Temple, Bell, Ed Bailey, Roy McMillan and Frank Robinson being voted into the starting lineup. Ballot stuffing is the illegal act of one person submitting multiple Ballots during a Vote in which only one ballot per person is permitted Lonas Edgar Bailey Jr (April 15 1931 – March 23 2007 was an American Catcher who played in Major League Baseball from through. Roy David McMillan ( July 17, 1929 - November 2, 1997) was a Shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball. Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont Texas) is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player First baseman George Crowe, then 36 and the eventual team home run leader with 31, was the only Red not selected; the fans instead voted for Stan Musial. George Daniel Crowe (b March 22, 1923 in Whiteland Indiana) was a Major League First baseman. Stanley Frank Musial (born November 21, 1920) originally Stanisław Franciszek Musiał, (ˈmjuːziəl nicknamed "Stan the Man" and (Crowe would be selected to the All-Star team in 1958—the only Redleg so honored. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ) Commissioner Ford Frick removed Bell and Post from the starting lineup and replaced them with Willie Mays and Hank Aaron; Bell remained on the team as a reserve, but Post was taken off altogether. Ford Christopher Frick ( December 19, 1894 – April 8, 1978) was an American Sportswriter and executive who served Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired Frick also stripped the fans of the right to vote for the starters, which they’d held since 1947 and wouldn’t hold again until 1970 (ironically, the Reds’ newly opened Riverfront Stadium would host the All-Star Game that year). Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Riverfront Stadium, later known as Cinergy Field, (2002 was the home of the Cincinnati Reds National League Baseball team and the Hoak was limited to one plate appearance in the game before being replaced by Eddie Mathews. Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews ( October 13 1931 – February 18 2001) was a Hall of Fame Third baseman in Major
Hoak batted . 261 for the Reds during the 1958 season before being traded, along with Harvey Haddix and Smoky Burgess, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for four players (one of whom was Frank Thomas) and cash in January of 1959. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harvey Haddix Jr ( September 18, 1925 - January 8, 1994) was a Major League Baseball left-handed Pitcher who played with Forrest Harrill "Smoky" Burgess ( February 6, 1927 - September 15, 1991) was an American Catcher in Major Frank Joseph Thomas (born June 11 1929 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a former Left fielder and first and Third baseman The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hoak batted . 294 in 1959 and . 282 in 1960 on a Pirates team that won the World Series; like the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh had defeated the Yankees in seven games, winning the Series on Bill Mazeroski’s famous ninth-inning home run in Game Seven. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL and New York Yankees (AL from October 5 to October 13, 1960 William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5 1936 in Wheeling West Virginia) nicknamed "Maz" is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire During the Pirates’ championship season, Hoak finished second in National League MVP honors to teammate Dick Groat. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4 1930 in Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania) is a former two-sport athlete best known as a Shortstop in Major
Hoak played two more seasons with the Pirates (in 1961 he batted a career-high . Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 298) before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. After batting . 231 during the 1963 season he was released in early 1964. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar.
Hoak will be remembered by many fans for his intense style of play, sometimes shrugging off injuries to stay in the game. Typically, in one game, he played with numerous stitches in his foot to patch up a previous-game injury. During the game the stitches gradually pulled from his flesh, an event which he successfully ignored. After the game, other players and sportwriters were surprised to see Hoak remove a sock entirely soaked in blood from shoe-level down. Hoak shrugged it off. Some believe that these qualities might have helped make Hoak a memorable manager.
Post-playing career
After his playing career, Hoak was a Pirates' broadcaster for two years, a coach for the Phillies in 1967, and a manager in the Pirates' farm system for the next two years. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. In sports a farm team, feeder team or nursery club, generally refers to a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players with an He died on October 9, 1969, at the age of 41, of a heart attack while chasing his brother-in-law’s stolen car. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Earlier that very day, the Pirates had re-hired Danny Murtaugh as their manager—a position for which Hoak had believed himself a contender. Daniel Edward Murtaugh ( October 8, 1917 – December 2, 1976) was an American Second baseman and manager General Manager Joe L. Brown would later admit Hoak had not been a finalist for the job. Joe L Brown (born September 1, 1918, New York New York) is a retired front office executive in American Major League Baseball.
Trivia
On May 26, 1959, in a game against the Milwaukee Braves, Harvey Haddix had pitched a perfect game for 12 innings. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harvey Haddix Jr ( September 18, 1925 - January 8, 1994) was a Major League Baseball left-handed Pitcher who played with A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum In the 13th, Hoak's throwing error on a ground ball by lead-off hitter Félix Mantilla ruined the perfect game bid. Felix Mantilla Lamela (born July 29, 1934 in Isabela Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player Mantilla was sacrificed to second by Eddie Mathews, followed by an intentional walk to Hank Aaron. Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews ( October 13 1931 – February 18 2001) was a Hall of Fame Third baseman in Major A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired The following batter, Joe Adcock, hit one over the right-center field wall for an apparent 3-0 victory. Joseph Wilbur "Billy Joe" Adcock ( October 30 1927 - May 3 1999) was an American First baseman and right-handed Mantilla scored the winning run, but Aaron, thinking the ball was still in play and that the game ended when Mantilla scored the winning run, rounded second and then headed for the dugout. Adcock, running out his home run, passed Aaron on the bases; as a result, the ruling from National League president Warren Giles was that only Mantilla's run counted and that the final score was 1-0. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Warren Crandall Giles ( 28 May, 1896 - 7 February, 1979) was a National League executive in Major League Baseball. Officially there was 1 LOB for the Braves as a result and Adcock's apparent home run was scored a double.
As legend has it, during Hoak's playing days in Cuba he actually batted against Fidel Castro, who was a law student at the time. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until According to The Second Fireside Book of Baseball, Castro and some friends commandeered the park where Hoak's team was playing. Castro took some warmup pitches, then turned to face Hoak and called out the Spanish equivalent of "Batter up!" and pitched. He was wild, and threw several pitches near Hoak's head. After a few "dusters," Hoak turned to the umpire and said, "Get that idiot out of the game!" The umpire obliged, and spoke to some park policemen; they marched Castro off the field on his tippy-toes.
Hoak was married to singer/actress Jill Corey. Jill Corey (born Norma Jean Speranza September 30, 1935) was a Traditional pop music Singer.
Hoak was mentioned in the 1991 film City Slickers. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. City Slickers is a 1991 Academy Award -winning Comedy Film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal Bonnie Rayburn (Helen Slater) says she can't understand why men pay so much attention to baseball. Helen Rachel Slater (born December 15 1963 is an American Film Actress and Singer-songwriter. "I've been to games," she says, "but I don't memorize who played. . . " pausing to think of an example, ". . . third base for. . . Pittsburgh in. . . 1960!" Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) says, "Don Hoak!" a fraction of a second before his friends Ed Furillo (Bruno Kirby) and Phil Berquist (Daniel Stern) can get the same answer out, and Mitch says to them, "Beat you. William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American Golden Globe Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Bruno Kirby ( April 28 1949 – August 14 2006) was an American film and television actor Daniel Stern is The pen name of Marie d'Agoult Daniel Stern (actor - an actor who appeared in the films Diner " (Her question unwittingly played to their strength; being New Yorkers in their late thirties, the characters would likely have had strong memories of the 1960 World Series (a memorable series, and the only World Series won by a walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth of game 7), and Bonnie's question followed a discussion that included Hoak's Pittsburgh teammate Roberto Clemente. Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18 1934 &ndash December 31 1972 was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball Right fielder. )
See also
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